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| Noisy ethernet cables @joeyfed55 Just a guess the stock cable is not a shielded Ethernet cable. All the other cables you mentioned in your OP and post are shielded. Your problem may be caused by a ground loop. The RJ45 shielded plugs on each end of the shielded c... | |
| Digital power cord for tube amp? @rivendell1 Before you buy a second PC you should hook up the existing one you have now to one of the mono amps and listen to it for a week or two. Then reinstall the previous PC you were using. You should immediately hear a difference. For b... | |
| Coax Internet Cable: If I have to build one, what am I looking for exactly? @classdstreamer You want RG6 Quad Shield solid copper 18 gauge coax cable. Watch out, many RG6 coax cable uses a copper plated steel center 18 gauge conductor. Example solid copper center conductor: PHAT SATELLITE INTL https://www.am... | |
| Can one use assymetric wire gauge for speaker cable construction? audio_phool OP 14 posts 11-22-2021 9:23am The for using assymetric gauge came from the idea that can I use power cables as speaker cables. Ignoring the fact that these are heavier and inflexible compared to speaker wires, shielding... | |
| Star Grounding and the Home erik_squires OP 11,442 posts 11-21-2021 10:42am If there is current flow, there must be a path. The NEC grounding requirements are that in the event of a short to the chasis that path be as low an impedance as possible. @... | |
| Star Grounding and the Home thankful 211 posts 11-21-2021 9:41am What about devices like the Puritan Audio Labs grounding Master? You drive a second grounding rod in the ground and run a wire from that rod to the Puritan Audio Labs grounding Master and fr... | |
| Star Grounding and the Home @erik_squires Said: If you have a different ground, it’s no longer the zero point, and when a short occurs you are no longer guaranteed it will be at 0. In the event of a Hot 120V ground fault to an isolated dedicated ground rod the voltage WI... | |
| Should I redo the AC power in my house? @erik_squires jea48 said: It does nothing for the sound of an audio system. @erik_squires response: I dont’ think this is proven, or even well investigated. If you wanted to show this, you’d have testing done with say, an elevated ground a... | |
| Should I redo the AC power in my house? ditusa 392 posts 11-19-2021 10:33pm ’’FWIW the main purpose of the electrical service to earth connection is for lightning protection.It does nothing for the sound of an audio system.’’ Agreed! JUUP! The ground that can hav... | |
| Should I redo the AC power in my house? Fremer’s new electrical service was wired to the current code for the AHJ, (Authority Having Jurisdiction), in his area. The wiring and wiring methods used can exceed the AHJ requirements/standards as long as the wiring used and wiring methods use... | |
| Should I redo the AC power in my house? Fremer Installed a new electrical service replacing the old, in bad shape, outdated one. That in itself would make a big difference. Just look at the old meter socket in the video. The old aluminum wiring connections were corroded. More than likel... | |
| blue light arround glass tube its risk? @israrami https://www.thetubestore.com/blue-glow Blue Glow in Tubes, Tube Getters, and other Tube Info Blue Glow – We often get asked if blue glow inside of a vacuum tube is a sign of a defect. Thankfully, it is rarely a sign of a defect at a... | |
| A/C power line polarity on new phono preamp he’s not sure about the A/C power line polarity (rear panel switch allows “A” to “B” switching for best performance). That’s odd the manufacturer would provide a switch for switching the AC polarity of the primary winding leads of the power trans... | |
| @mention @thyname When all else fails I just copy and paste the blue highlighted user name. Sometime when I hit post I lose the blue highlighted user name and have to edit my post and re-enter the copy and paste blue highlighted username agan. About 9... | |
| Audiophile-grade ground rod? @tonywinga , I was hoping you would respond to my above post in response to yours. My post, 10/21/2021 9:03am.It’s not often to read a post where someone with your back ground, can backup their findings with actual hands on testing with measuremen... |